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23 Percent of U.S. Homes Have Only Cell Phones – CDC Survey

According to a study conducted by the U.S. Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23 percent of U.S. homes have only cell phones, up from 11 percent in 2006. The poor remain likelier than higher earners to live in households that only have cell phones, and the proportion of wireless-only homes at all income levels continues to grow. […]

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Mobile Phone Hacking and Security Software Needs

Now that mobile smartphones are actually replacing the regular personal computers, mobile security has got attention. Lookout, an aspiring mobile security company, began testing security software for phones running the Windows Mobile and Android operating systems, and it will soon introduce security applications for the BlackBerry and iPhone. […]

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S Tel Mobile Prepaid Plans and Special Tariff Vouchers (STV)

S Tel launched two new tariff plans – 1 paisa per second and 50 paisa per minute respectively, both for STD and Local outgoing calls, and provides special benefit of 60 minutes of free local calls per month for a period of 3 months. S Tel has also announced 3 Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) of Rs. 9, Rs. 149 and Rs. 1499. On availing these, the consumer will gain 60 minutes of free outgoing local calls to any network per day for a day, month and year respectively. […]

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S Tel GSM Mobile Services in Himachal Pradesh

S Tel launched mobile services in Himachal Pradesh, with twin tariff plans of one paise a second and 50 paise per minute. S Tel will be launched in Bihar and Orissa in the next ten days. S Tel also plans to add three more circles by the end of the first quarter next year. The company has licences for Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam circles. […]

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Mobile Phone Don’t Cause Brain Cancer

According to a study conducted by Dr. Isabelle Deltour of the Danish Cancer Society and her colleague: “The cause of brain tumors is poorly understood. The only well-established risk factors – ionizing radiation and rare hereditary syndromes – account for a small proportion of brain tumor cases. If there is a risk from regular cell phone use, it would take more than 5-10 years for a tumor to appear.” […]

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Uninor Mobile Services Launched in India

Norwegian telecom firm Telenor Group’s Indian mobile operation, Uninor, today announced the launch of its mobile services in seven Indian telecom circles, making it the largest single day launch in the telecom history. On the first day of service Uninor will cover a footprint of close to 600 million people. Uninor services were launched simultaneously in the circles Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West and Bihar (including Jharkhand), making it the widest coverage any operator has launched within India. […]

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mChek on Airtel – Airtel’s m-Commerce on voice

Bharti Airtel launched its m-Commerce service ‘mChek on Airtel’, which will allow its susbcribers to pay their Airtel mobile and fixed-line bills on the voice platform. The service would also help in recharging Airtel mobile pre-paid and DTH accounts as well as Delhi-Gurgaon expressway toll tags through Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Call toll free 543219 to access the seamless and secure IVR service for m-Commerce transactions for all Airtel mobile customers. […]

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STel to Start Mobile Phone Services in India in Q4 2009

STel Ltd is planning to roll out its mobile phone services in India in the fourth quarter of this year, the chief executive of Bahrain Telecommunications Co. (Batelco) said.

Batelco is a shareholder of STel. Batelco, listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, provides telecommunications services in Bahrain and also has joint venture companies in Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. […]